length
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(noun) a section of something that is long and narrow; "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing" |
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Related Words: section, segment |
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(noun) the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place; "the length of the table was 5 feet" |
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Related Words: circumference, diam, diameter, dimension, longness, r, radius, shortness |
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(noun) the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end; "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words" |
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Related Words: extent |
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(noun) continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required" |
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Synonyms: duration |
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Related Words: brevity, briefness, endlessness, impermanence, impermanency, lengthiness, longness, permanence, permanency, prolongation, protraction, shortness, temporal property, transience |
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(noun) a measure of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points" |
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Synonyms: distance |
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Related Words: altitude, arm's length, leg, light time, measure, measurement, skip distance, wingspan, wingspread |
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